Stipe Žunić

Stipe Žunić
Personal information
Nationality Croatian
Born (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight 120 kg (260 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Shot put
College team University of Florida[2]
Coached by Steve Lemke

Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.[3] He finished fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in the kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.[1]

He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Croatia
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 29th (q) Shot put (5kg) 17.12 m
7th Javelin throw (700g) 70.25 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Javelin throw (700g) 70.98 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th (q) Javelin throw 62.44 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 11th Javelin throw 69.53 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th Shot put 20.68 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 7th Shot put 20.28 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Shot put 19.95 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th Shot put 20.04 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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